Munenakoppa suspects scam in road project, seeks probe

Hubballi: Former minister Shankar Patil Munenakoppa said that crores of rupees are being looted by constructing a ‘bullock cart road’ in Navalgund constituency. The govt should investigate the work, he pressed.
Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, Munenakoppa said that under the pretext of benefiting farmers in Navalgund, rules were violated and a road was constructed.When people opposed the illegal looting of soil in Navalgund Heritage Hill, an inspection of the site revealed that it was flouting laws.
“The govt is not a private limited company. Any such project cannot be taken up without an official order. The govt’s transparency laws in the field have been thrown into the air. Without any permission from the municipal council and department of mines and geology, the soil from the hill was removed and placed on the tarmac road in the city, and crores of money were being looted on the pretext of constructing a bullock cart road,” he alleged.
He brought the fact upthat no one had given permission to PWD,ZP, PMGSY, and irrigation department to lay soil on asphalted roads in Navalgund constituency for a bullock cart road and demanded immediate suspension and a probe on the officials involved.